A few more photos from the spring of 2011, that was a great spring for me, I had just returned to Texas having lived in other states for 30 years.
Seen sunning on the road but quickly disappeared into the grass. Length about 2 feet.
I didn't get any hands on, but this critter was somewhere between 30 and 36 inches long! He got into the locker room at TWPD headquarters, so I ushered him out safely.